sp5xdec.c in the Sunplus SP5X JPEG decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.6.3 and libav through 0.6.2, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.9 and earlier and other products, performs a write operation outside the bounds of an unspecified array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AMV file.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1929 sp5xdec.c in the Sunplus SP5X JPEG decoder in libavcodec in FFmpeg before 0.6.3 and libav through 0.6.2, as used in VideoLAN VLC media player 1.1.9 and earlier and other products, performs a write operation outside the bounds of an unspecified array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed AMV file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1209-1 FFmpeg vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1209-2 Libav vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.718Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1931

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-07-07T21:55:02.087

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1931

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